Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will bridge the gap between logic and circuits, and make the direct link between them explicit. We will investigate the hierarchy of a computing system and the fundamental components that comprise this hardware.

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3 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following is an example of an operating system?
Adobe Photoshop
Google Chrome
Correct answer: Microsoft Windows
Q2.
The processor is the component that...
controls the operation of a computing system.
Correct answer: executes program instructions
Others
stores the programs and data currently in use
Q3.
Software that monitors our computing system can help us visualise some of its complexity, which of the following can we not see measurements for?
Main memory usage
Network activity
Processor load
Correct answer: Size of the program

3 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following are not logical operators?
And
Not
Or
Correct answer: Plus
Correct answer: X
Q2.
If X is a logical statement, what sort of values can it have?
Any number
Any sentence that makes sense
Either ‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘don’t know’
Correct answer: Either true or false
Others
Q3.
Complex components like the processor and the main memory can be created out of simple logic gates. Is the sentence true or false?
False
Correct answer: True

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UnitComputing / Computing systems

Computing